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Reported:
Friday, April 16, 2004 at 12:30:32
(CDT)
Lake Greenbelt is heating up and the
bass are using the moss for feeding
and spawning. The March 10 Fun
Fishing Tournament found all top ten
anglers catching limits of bass in
the emerging moss beds
best
lures include a #913 chartreuse core
Senko. These bass catching lures are
sold out in Amarillo, but I got two
day delivery from LandBigFish.com
Also several bass were caught on red
Rat-L-Traps over the top of the moss
and along the outside edges.
Greenbelt is a terrific lake and now
is a great time to catch and release
some bass.
The
walleye are biting at dusk until
midnight along the face of the dam.
Try throwing or slow trolling
Suspending Rogues. Remember the new
Texas limit is 5 walleye and only
two can be under 16 inches long.
Reported: Friday, June 08, 2001 at
21:12:43 (CDT)
 The
June Fun Fishing Tournament found
Greenbelt with summer fishing
conditions. During the twilight
hours, OUGGIE Buzz baits ARE the bait
to use. During the rest of the day,
the bass are relating to the
emerging moss beds. Part of the time
they are in the shallow waters
behind the moss, part of the time
they cruise the outside edge, and
during the heat of the day the holes
in the moss harbor some nice bass.
Best lures during the daytime are
tube jigs, Bass Assassins, and
Power Slugs. TRY using a split shot
rig to work the moss beds, and the
bite will happen when the lure is
pulled free of the moss. Walleye are
in 25 foot of water and the sand
bass
are everywhere on minnow crank baits.
Remember that smallmouth must be 18
inches and largemouth's 14 inches.
Have fun and release the really big
fish so the fishing will continue to
great in the years to come.
On your way to Lake
Greenbelt, stop the OUGGIE Bait
Store in Claude and talk with
Chester or Cory Hales about the best
fish catching baits. OUGGIE Baits
are located in the Antique Store on
the north side of the Courthouse
Square. If the Indian is outside on
the sidewalk, the Hales are there.
Reported:
Thursday, April 29, 1999
at 22:00:02 (CDT)
If I had to limit my bass fishing to
a single lake in my region, it would
be Lake Greenbelt.
This 1,200 acre
reservoir is simply loaded with
schools of hungry northern bass that
are suckers for the old style lures
like Hula Poppers and shallow diving
crank baits. Greenbelt is also loaded
with hundreds of acres of moss that
provide year-round hot spots for the
largemouth bass. The bass can be
located on the inside or the outside
edges and a good worm angler will
give both edges a try before
starting to peck the isolated
pockets with a jig-n-pig.
Guide KIRK BLAKE
reports that catching bass in hard
in the early springtime because the
smallies, sand bass, crappie, and
walleye are racing the largemouth's
to see which can grab the lures
first. Greenbelt is one of the few
lakes in my region where a "bassy"
looking spot will actually have a
bass lurking nearby.
Favorite lures for
the month of May will include a 1/4
oz. white buzz bait, a 3/8 oz.
white/chartreuse spinner bait, a
Dicks' Pro-style crank bait, and of
course my favorite bait--the trusty
Rat-L-Trap. Any lure that resembles
a cripple minnow is sure to draw the
attention of a hungry game fish. When
the water warms up at the end of
this month, the bass will hide in
the cool waters just below the moss
and an old fashioned Johnson silver
minnow spoon will cause some heart
stopping surface bites when pulled
across the top of the green stuff.
CHESTER HALES of
Claude is producing some lures
called OUGGIE Baits. He and his
son, CORY have spend years of
testing and refining their
secret baits at Greenbelt. They
are now offering some of their
baits for sale to anglers who
drop by their antique store
located on the north side of the
"square" in Claude, Texas.
During the 1998
Fun Fishing Tournaments, six out
of eight winners reported using
OUGGIE baits. Don't tell your
buddies about these lures---
until after you have enjoyed a
day of catching more bass than
your buddy.
Chester has been
catching limits of walleye along
the dam, and he suggests using a
suspending Rogue or Husky Jerk
right at sunset. These toothy
critters are suspending at five
feet over water that is 20 feet
deep, and a slow erratic
retrieve seems to be the best
lure action. His walleye are
averaging three to four pounds,
and he says they taste
wonderful.
If you are
driving through the Texas
Panhandle on a Wednesday
evening, tune your radio to KGNC
710 on the AM dial and listen to
my Radio Talk Show called
Southwest Outdoors between 6:15
and 7 p.m. It's a call-in show
where we talk fishing, hunting,
and how to have more fun in the
great outdoors.
For more
information about lakes in the
Panhandle and a complete
tournament schedule, drop me an
e -mail at fishman@netjava.com
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